Fireplace basket



l July 17, 1928.I

T. BAILE@ Finarmc BASKET amusant .Patented `luly 17, 1928. K

WILLIAM' T.' any "or VnV jfflvjj FmnrLacE" nas-KET. f 1' i Y y Applicationfniedzranuaryaaimannserm, mi; 434,616., y .1 -:v

This inventionrelates to fireplace baskets and primarily it is an objectpoftheinven-` tion to provide'a device. of this kind with` means whereby it-maybe readily mounted;k within a fireplace frameirrespective of therelative spacing or varying lengths or thickey nesses ofthe frame lugs generally employed.. Another object ofthe invention istopr vide a basket at'each'side portion with a structure providing a slot having its lowery extremity provided with anopen` portionvtofacilitate the requisite application erfre-` movalf of the basket with: respect to.L the fireplace frame lugs. r-

The invention consists in the details :of

construction and inthe combination and arrangement of the severa-l parts of my improved fireplace basket whereby certain important advantages are attained andthe device rendered simpler, less expensive and otherwise more convenient and advantageous for use, as will be hereinafter more fully set forth.

"lhe novel features of my invention will hereinafter be definitely claimed. g

In order that myv invention may be the better understood, I will now proceed to describe the same with reference to the accompanying drawing, wherein Figure 1 is a view in rearele'vation'of a fireplace basket constructed in accordance with an embodiment of'my invention;

Figure 2 is a view in side elevation of the structure as illustrated in Figure 1;

Figure 8 is a fragmentary. sectional view taken substantially on the line 3-3Vof Fig-` ure 2.

As disclosed in the accompanyingk drawing, B denotes a fireplace basket of a conventional design and of desired dimensions, said basket including vertically disposed end bars or members 1. Y

rlhe upper portion of each of the end bars or members 1 is provided with an inwardly or rearwardly disposed Alug 2 of requisite dimensions and which has its outer or free end portion continued by a downwardly directed and substantially perpendicularly related elongated arm 3, said arm 3 terminating, as herein disclosed, at a point closely adjacent to the lower extremity of the end bar or member 1.

The arm 3 is also substantiallyin parallelism with the associated end bar or member l and disposed, preferably, directly therebehind. The arm 3 is spaced from the size or character afthelugnQ''Wherel -is provided,.a .slot4, l

.-As' disclosed in; thenaccompaiiymg dnamingf, .the lower portionsof the armisrpme 'elicibar .dri-meinbei'i iafaecraee with the. i

posed offset extensionarm-5 directed.' in wardly with respect toi the, .Width-[ofthe has-5. ket B. proper.v The .lower extremityY of the extension; arma is 4continued by .the'lngr 6;

connected with the adjacent `endptiutiolr of the basket B and more-particularly fof the fingers or4 bottombarsi-Z ofthe basket proper. vv.This bottom` structure i carried the armv results ,in .sa-idf, arm 3 beingfmain`r tainedy in f working position; with. .a maxim-um of strength.

It is to be particularly noted that each of the arms '3 and the parts concomitant thereto provide a slot 4 in which may be readily received the fireplace frame lugs 8 with the lug 2' of the basket directly engagingl from above th'eupper frame lug 8 and wlth the lower lug 8 properly received within the slot.4 4 to edectively hold the basket B properly set. It I*is also to bey understood that the extension arm' is offset a distance sullicient with respect to the arm 3 proper to prevent the lug 6 of the extension arm 5 offering any hindrancekorpobstruction to the desired application or removal of the basket B. In

other words, it is to be stated that the lug 6 is spaced inwardly from the outer edge of the vertical bar or member l -a distance greater than that of the extent the lugs 8 lap the adjacent end portion ofthe basket. Y

Asis clearly illustrated in Figure 1 it is to be noted that the substantially horizontal bottom portion of the basket terminates inwardly of the ends of the front portion and that the rearwardly disposed lugs Zhereinbefore referred to are carried by those upper portions of the front which extend beyond the .ends of the bottom portion and that the lugs 6 carried by the extension arms 5 are secured to the basket at points inwardly of the. arms l1.- This arrangement results in the'lower portions of the slots 4 being open and permitting the frame lugs 8 to readily enter within these slot-s 4 Without interfer` arms 3 is of such a length to readily compensate for varying spacing of the lugs 8 ferent spacings of t susceptible Vot some change and modification without VdepartingV from the principles and spirit thereof and for this reason I do not wish to be understood as limiting myself to the precise arrangement and formation of 'V the several parts herein shown in carrying out my invention in practice except -as hereinafter claimed. Y

I claim:

A fireplace basket comprising a body having an upstanding front portion and a substantially horizontal bottom portion, the bottom portion terminating inwardly of the ends'of the front portion, rearwardly disposed lugs carried by those Aupper portions of the front portion whichy extend beyond the endsof the bottomvportion, arms depending from said lugs and'spaced from the adjacent extended extremities of the Jfront portion to provide slots adapted to readily res ceive the conventional fireplace frame lugs,

the lower portions of the arms being con.

tinuedby extension arms disposed inwardly 'of the front portion and terminating in lugs attached to the basket at points inwardly of' the first named arms thus leaving open the lowerV ends of the slots provi-ded between said first named arms and the adjacent eir-V tremities of the front portion of' the basket,

said'open slots permitting the frame lugs'to readily enter within the slots without 'inter ference by the bottom portion upon substan- Y tially'- direct downward movement of thev basket.v f y In testimony whereof IV hereunto affix my signature. Y

WILLIAM T. BAILEY; 

